Student Research Projects-2003:
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Group |
Project |
Client |
Final Report |
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Minority Recruitment
Initiative: This project is an examination of the educational
attainment of low-income and African-American residents, aimed at
understanding barriers to higher education for low-income and minority
students. |
Institute for
Economic Transformation (IET) |
Report (pdf) Presentation
(ppt) |
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This project involved an
analysis of efforts to redevelop the old steel mill sites in |
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Report
(pdf) Presentation
(ppt) |
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Career Development Program
Survey: This project involves helping to develop, administer
and analyze a survey of community-based providers of career development
services in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. The goal of the project
is to help improve targeting of employment resources to appropriate
neighborhoods and communities |
Report
(pdf) |
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Career-barriers in Science,
Technology and Related Fields: This project examines the access
of high school students to career guidance in science and technology-related
fields, with the goal of helping to improve access to information and
opportunity in these fields for disadvantaged students in the region. |
Institute for
Economic Transformation (IET) |
Report
(partial) (pdf) |
Student Comparison Statements:
Throughout the semester, students develop a 1-2 page
statements that answers the following question: How does studying inequality
and urban development in
Bontrager,
Sarah: “A Grain of Salt: Comparing Race
and Class Relations in Pittsburgh and Durban”
Calamito,
Anthony: “A Tale of Two Cities: What a
Difference 100 Years Makes”
Carson,
Andy: “Pittsburgh and Durban: Cities Somewhat Similar Yet So Far Apart”
Harahush,
Jon: “Two Major Flaws in the Pittsburgh/Durban Comparison”
McLain,
Bill: “Deciphering Inequality Through
Reinforced Networks”
Smith,
William: “Learning from Durban: Teaching Black Leadership in Pittsburgh”
Wilson,
Kristen: “Physical Geography Affecting
Inequality: Race, Class and Topography”